| HOTLINE TO HEAVEN [Single Version] |
| My personal favourite Bananarama song, and I'm happy to annouce that the 'Nanas love it too! True, it didn't do very well, and it's not a huge hit with the fans, but it's just so darn catchy with some amazing lyrics. The single version is very short compared to it's 7 minute version that appears on the album, and the 7" came with a free jigsaw too - if that's not good promotion, I don't know what is! The song was performed in different variations on TV, but these different versions are not available on any of the girls releases. |
| LYRICS Aah, aah, aah With your smile you�re making plans You�ve got the world right in the palm of your hands Everything you touch is gold but your future life is bought and sold It seems to me that you got it made But you never show that you�re afraid Now the voices in your head They make you scream and drive you mad You�re on a hotline to Heaven, now you�re all alone (Riding on a hotline) Riding on a hotline to Heaven (Aah, aah, aah) Standing on your own Aah, aah, aah Staring eyes as cold as stone A wondering figure that stands alone Reaching out you cry for help Once a man but now you�re just a shell (Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do) You make the deal you make the grade But you�re heading for an early grave (Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do) You�ve got to find it got to try Something special to get you high You�re on a hotline to Heaven, now you�re all alone (Riding on a hotline) Riding on a hotline to Heaven (Aah, aah, aah) Standing on your own (Going up without me baby, won�t let you drive me crazy, ah, ah, ah) You�re on a hotline to Heaven, now you�re all alone (Riding on a hotline) Riding on a hotline to Heaven (Going up without me baby, won�t let you drive me crazy, ah, ah, ah) Standing on your own Aah, aah, aah (Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do) It seems to me that you got it made But you�re heading for an early grave (Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do) A thousand voices in your head Make you scream and drive you mad You�re on a hotline to Heaven, now you�re all alone (Riding on a hotline) Riding on a hotline to Heaven (Aah, aah, aah) Standing on your own (Going up without me baby, won�t let you drive me crazy, ah, ah, ah) You�re on a hotline to Heaven, now you�re all alone (Riding on a hotline) Riding on a hotline to Heaven (Going up without me baby, won�t let you drive me crazy, ah, ah, ah) Standing on your own (Going up without me baby, won�t let you drive me crazy, ah, ah, ah) You�re on a hotline to Heaven, now you�re all alone (Riding on a hotline) Riding on a hotline to Heaven (Going up without me baby, won�t let you drive me crazy, ah, ah, ah) Standing on your own |
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| INFO Released: November 1984 UK Chart Position: #58 Album: Bananarama [1984] |
| THE VIDEO The 'Nanas main aim in the video is to convince a record executive to listen to their demo tapes. He refuses, but when the girls start showing up in his hallucinations he can do nothing but listen to them. While the executive goes through his hard time, the girls have fun messing up his office, making fun of him and pretending to be angels! WATCH OUT! For Sara messing up the dance routine! (We still love you, Sara) =) |
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